The Kyle Tucker sweepstakes are heating up, and the Mets appear to be right in the thick of it. New York has extended Tucker a short-term offer with an average annual value of $50 million, according to reports by FanSided's Robert Murray and MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, among others.

NEW YORK – The Yankees moved to bolster a rotation that projects to be compromised in the early months of the upcoming season, as the club announced Tuesday it has acquired left-hander Ryan Weathers from the Marlins for a four-player prospect package. Miami is receiving outfielder Brendan Jones, outfielder Dillon

Nolan Arenado was introduced to Cardinals fans via Zoom in February 2021 as someone who could not wait to play for the Cardinals as long as possible, and to win every year. The Cardinals had put together 13 consecutive winning seasons heading into that year, while Arenado’s previous team, Colorado,

The second-base trade market is heating up, with the Giants as a driving force. Looking to upgrade at the keystone, San Francisco reportedly has been engaged in trade discussions for both the Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan and the Cubs’ Nico Hoerner. Donovan has been a strong candidate to be traded all

The D-backs agreed to a trade with the Cardinals for veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado, the clubs announced on Tuesday. St. Louis will receive 22-year-old right-hander Jack Martinez -- an eighth-round pick from the 2025 MLB Draft out of Arizona State -- in return. Arenado is owed $42 million over

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With the Yankees reportedly at an impasse in negotiations with Cody Bellinger, they’ve begun giving more serious consideration to alternative paths. Bo Bichette is believed to be among them. A move bringing Bichette to the Bronx would rank among the more surprising developments of the offseason, one that could reshape

NEW YORK -- Amid an offseason that's brought major changes to the Mets' roster, David Stearns addressed the state of the team on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at a luncheon at Citi Field, the Mets' president of baseball operations discussed the departures of longtime players Pete Alonso, Edwin Díaz, Brandon

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position.

After barnstorming its way into softball fans’ hearts in its inaugural season, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League has selected the six cities that will serve as the lasting homes of its newly expanded field of teams. Say hello to the Carolina Blaze, Chicago Bandits, Oklahoma City Spark, Portland Cascade, Texas

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies added yet another potential bullpen arm to the mix on Tuesday, acquiring right-hander Chase Shugart from the Pirates. The Phils traded Minor League infielder Francisco Loreto to Pittsburgh in exchange for the 29-year-old Shugart, who had a 3.40 ERA over 35 appearances for the Pirates last

The market for Kyle Tucker has started to gain some clarity over the past week. The Blue Jays, Dodgers and Mets are believed to be the three main teams involved in the bidding for the free-agent outfielder. According to a report on Sunday night from Jim Duquette of MLB Network

The Cubs' lineup has a type. And Alex Bregman is it. One of the biggest keys to the Cubs' transformation from a middle-of-the-pack offense in 2024 to a powerhouse playoff offense in 2025 was the way the team adopted a pull power approach up and down the lineup. With Chicago's

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies and Bo Bichette met virtually on Monday. Two sources confirmed the meeting to MLB.com, though the club has not commented publicly. The Athletic first reported late last week that the Phillies and Bichette planned to talk. The Phillies’ interest in Bichette is real. Sources said they

LOS ANGELES -- With about a month to go until Spring Training, could the high end of the free-agent market be on the verge of heating up? The Cubs agreed to a deal with third baseman Alex Bregman on Saturday, taking one of the top available hitters off the board.

It feels like we’ve been here before. It feels like we’re always here, actually, asking: Hey, what kind of player is Cody Bellinger? What kind of contract should he get? It was the question after the disastrous 2021-’22 that got him non-tendered by the Dodgers. (He got one year, $17.5

There is no day on the international baseball calendar quite like Jan. 15 -- it’s the Super Bowl, a Taylor Swift concert and New Year’s celebration all rolled into one. Thursday’s opening of the signing period means amateur international prospects can officially put pen to paper and call themselves professional

KANSAS CITY -- Kauffman Stadium will look slightly different in 2026. The Royals are moving the outfield fences inward, the club announced on Tuesday. The left- and right-field walls will be moved in nine to 10 feet, starting close to the foul poles and then tapering toward center field, where

Fresh off a record-setting playoff performance for the Blue Jays, infielder Ernie Clement is joining Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. USA Baseball made the announcement on social media on Tuesday. The Rochester, N.Y., native will be making his World Baseball Classic debut.

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ST. LOUIS -- Having traded superstar and potential Hall of Famer Mookie Betts in a previous stop in Boston, Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom fully understood the gravity of trading 10-time Gold Glover Nolan Arenado to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Still, Bloom stressed that he could not

With Alex Bregman set to join Dansby Swanson on the left side of the Cubs infield, after reportedly agreeing to a five-year, $175 million free agent contract last week, it sets them up to become the fifth pair of teammates taken first and second in the same Draft. The D-backs

The Yankees and Giants open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic, division by division. Today: Ranking the reigning division winners’ chances of

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals continued adding veteran presence to their bullpen -- long a mission of new president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom this winter -- when they officially announced their one-year deal with free-agent reliever Ryne Stanek on Tuesday. The deal will pay Stanek $3.5 million, a source

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here is a mostly objective, somewhat subjective, list of the top five for Jan. 14, plus others of note. 1) Sonny Siebert (1937) Adept as a starter and